diff --git a/toolkit/components/help/content/help.js b/toolkit/components/help/content/help.js
index 328a63cc341..50dadd5214a 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/help/content/help.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/help/content/help.js
@@ -884,7 +884,14 @@ function getXulWin()
 #   appear in those builds.
 #
 #   element - The DOM node that persists the checked state.
+
+#ifdef XP_MACOSX
+#define HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
+#endif
 #ifdef XP_WIN
+#define HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
+#endif
+#ifdef HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
 function toggleZLevel(element)
 {
   var xulwin = getXulWin();
diff --git a/toolkit/components/help/content/help.xul b/toolkit/components/help/content/help.xul
index 9b1a51f1882..dbbfe4b31fe 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/help/content/help.xul
+++ b/toolkit/components/help/content/help.xul
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@
         xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
         width="700"
         height="550"
+#ifdef XP_MACOSX
+#define HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
+#endif
 #ifdef XP_WIN
+#define HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
+#endif
+#ifdef HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
         persist="width height screenX screenY zlevel"
 #else
         persist="width height screenX screenY"
diff --git a/toolkit/components/help/content/helpContextOverlay.xul b/toolkit/components/help/content/helpContextOverlay.xul
index 80958c52947..21ab5baf4b1 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/help/content/helpContextOverlay.xul
+++ b/toolkit/components/help/content/helpContextOverlay.xul
@@ -68,7 +68,13 @@
       		label="&textZoomReduceBtn.label;"
       		accesskey="&textZoomReduceBtn.accesskey;"
       		oncommand="ZoomManager.prototype.getInstance().reduce();"/>
+#ifdef XP_MACOSX
+#define HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
+#endif
 #ifdef XP_WIN
+#define HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
+#endif
+#ifdef HELP_ALWAYS_RAISED_TOGGLE
       <menuseparator/>
       <menuitem id="context-zlevel"
                 type="checkbox"